The Irish standard., 1887-03-19


ance under the auspices of this society
passed off without hitch. Before the
curtain arose on the drama, Rev. James
O'Reilly, the beloved pastor of ST. An
thony of Padua Church, addressed the
audience in few weil-chosen remarks.
The play presented by the Crusaders
was entitled "a. Soldier of Fortune. u
1t partakes Of the nature of comedy,
and requires study and natural adapta
bility to make it effective. Neither one
nor the other was lacking and the con.
sequence was that the entertainment
was highly appreciated by every person
who Was SO fortunate as to b. present
at East Side Turner Hall last Thursday
night. The following was the
CAST OF CHARACTERS:
Col. Fitznoodle............ .......-..J. II. Smith
Mr. Belmont. ..John Gaiyan
Cyriel Clifford. 800. .......~.B. d. Klroe
DR.. Fargo. Observation-Disclosures. E. Shannon
snow Ball. John German
Miss Agnes Belmont ...... Miss Annie Hanley
Miss Ida Loyewell. Miss Bridget Flynn
Miss Priscilla MI iss Maggie Toomey
SOUTH nrINNEAPOLIs CRUSADERS.
The Crusaders of South Minneapolis
are never satisfied in doing things by
halves they are of the opinion that
the people Of this world especially
those of South Minneapolis-cannot
have too ruuch of good thing. 10 this
mode of reasoning can be accredited
the excellent double bill Of fare which
was presented by the members Of this
society at Dania hall last Thursday
night, Standing room only'' was the
word at S o'clock The entertainment
consisted Of that emotional drama,
~The Danger Signal, in two acts, and
the laughable comedy "rhe Prosecuted
Dutchman. In both the melodrama
and the comedy the parts were sus-
tanned with that easy grace and precis-
ios. which characterizes professional
performers. Every person in the
cast appeared to be particularly adapted
to the WORK which had been assigned
them. In the danger Signal the fol-
lowing was the
CAST OF CHARACTERS:
Charles Norman. ......:.... wv. j. s!apleton
Enfield, alias Williamson ID. w Carroll
Chester Norman. ........."...........J. 4. Miller
DR.. Vale rial1 Gauverte
Peter Bullock. Richard Grove
Pat MalCney y.......... ...... Maurice McJnerny
Persi1nniOn.. Eugene O'Conn0r
Stella Enfield....... ............. Miss Mary Egan
Mother Foresight ........Miss Eva Mcdonald
Miss Angle........... Miss Nj. Hughes
Norah -...Alice Walsh
Iuterlude--Song and dance. e. OCounor
Mr.. E. O'Connor, by the way of in
terlude, rendered the humorous Irish
song, Are you there Moriarity2" and
was repeatedly encored, after which
the curtain went up on the play, The
Prosecuted Dutchman" with the follow
ing
John Schmidt ,he Prosecuted Dutchman
...... ......... Louis Smons
Capt. Blowhard. with Blows and Blowing
R1ClafQ lfOVG
Hon. Augustus Clearstarch, fond of Daugh-
ters whose Dads have Dimes.J. ". Carroll
Charles sobetly a Nice Young Man, par
ticularly fond of Miss Arabela........
Nj. McAvoy
Mr.. Plentiful, fond OF Customers ...........
...-........".... Joseph Gauvette
Teddy, fond of Perquisites .....W. j. Stapleton
Miss Arabelta Blcwhard, fond OF Whiskers
aud Moustacbios. .... iss Eva Mcdonald
Mrs. Plentiful, fond Of Change. Miss Mary Egan
Perseverance, fond Of Everything that's
Good. ......... .......... Miss Alice Walsh